bánh giầy

See also: bánh giấy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ zəj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ jəj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ jəj˨˩]

Etymology 1

bánh (“cake”) +‎ giầy. Cognate with Muong Bi pẻnh chầy.

Alternative forms

Noun

(classifier cái) bánh giầy

  1. A white, flat, round cake in traditional Vietnamese cuisine, made of glutinous rice and wrapped in banana leaves.

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) bánh giầy

  1. Lonchocarpus sericeus (a species of tree in the pea family)
Usage notes

Not to be confused with bánh dày, also of the pea family and homophonous in several dialects.

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